VOCABULARY

ABHOR

• Verb
• To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
• Jacob's abhor for David built up to the point where Jacob punched David.
• Synonyms - detest, despise, abominate
• Antonyms - admire, cherish, respect, relish

AMEND

• Verb
• To change in a formal way; to change for better
• The man wanted to amend things with his friend after they fought
• Synonyms - modify, improve, correct

BUFFET

• Verb
• To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
• He buffeted the man who got in his way
• Synonym - sock, thump, pummel, toss about

CHAOS

• Noun
• Great confusion; disorder
• The town was in chaos after the bombing
• Synonyms - anarchy, turmoil
• Antonyms - order, regularity, tranquillity

COMMODIOUS

• Adjective
• Roomy; spacious
• The new house was very commodious
• Synonyms - comfortable, ample, capacious
• Antonyms - cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

CORROSIVE

• Adjective
• Eating away gradually; acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
• The acid was corrosive and may be able to burn your skin
• Synonyms - caustic, mordant, acidulous
• Antonyms - bland, mild

DISCERN

• Verb
• To see clearly; recognize
• The man could now discern because the rain was gone
• Synonyms - perceive, detect
• Antonyms - overlook

EXTANT

• Adjective
• Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
• The papers were somehow still extant after the fire
• Synonyms - surviving, in existence
• Antonyms - extinct

IMPLICATE

• Verb
• To involve in; connect with or be related to
• He implicated his friend into the situation
• Synonyms - incriminate, entangle
• Antonyms - absolve

INTER

• Verb
• To bury; commit to earth; to consign to oblivion
• The grave digger had to inter the bodies of lost ones
• Synonyms - unearth, exhume

MARTINET

• Noun
• A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
• The martinet student went his whole high school career without jug
• Synonyms - good, respectful

OBVIATE

• Verb
• To anticipate or prevent; to remove, dispose of
• The man obviated the situation by getting a teacher
• Synonyms - extinguish, prevent
• Antonyms - enrage

RENEGADE

• Noun
• One who leaves the group; a deserter, outlaw
• The renegade left the group after a disagreement with the leader
• Synonyms - deserter, traitor

REPREHENSIBLE

• Adjective
• Deserving blame or punishment
• The young boy was reprehensible for writing on the walls
• Synonyms - blameful, punishable
• Antonyms - respected

SOMBER

• Adjective
• Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
• Edgar Allan Poe writes his poems with a somber feeling
• Synonyms - mysterious, dark, scary
• Antonyms - bright, happy

SQUALID

• Adjective
• Filthy, wretched, debased
• The squalid homeless man begged for money on the side of the street
• Synonyms - dirty, filthy
• Antonyms - clean, pristine

TURBULENT

• Adjective
• Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
• The weather was extremely turbulent that day
• Synonyms - chaos, stormy, bad
• Antonyms - orderly

VOCIFEROUS

• Adjective
• Loud and noisy; compelling attention
• The car's music was extremely vociferous
• Synonyms - noisy, loud
• Antonyms - quiet

VOLUMINOUS

• Adjective
• Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
• The plane was very voluminous and could barely fit in the hanger
• Synonyms - massive, big
• Antonyms - small, tiny

WAIVE

• Verb
• To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
• The man waived off the plane from landing
• Synonyms - to procrastinate
• Antonyms - finish, complete